Friendship

[Uno]

In Italian is said: "Who finds a friend finds a treasure"
With the experience I have learned that nothing is eternal, for which I do not lose time, if a person in this moment shares my interests, if we see some things in the same way, I consider that person friend,
that this friendship to last all the life or 5 minuteren, for me not change nothing, in those 5 minuteren we are friends.
What thoughts you?

[taurusmoon]

Dear Friend,

Thank you for giving me something new to think about.

Sincerely,
Your Friend

[Joubert[$]]

Taurusmoon will tell you that I am one of the toughest people in the world to make friends. I am FRIENDLY with everyone, but have few FRIENDS.

Having said that, once you are my friend, I will stop a bullet or step in front of a train for you. And with our discussion about trust, I trust everyone initially so all start on the road to friendship.

But because my particular style of friendship is intense, it tends to be very limited in scope. I am seeing a friend today who has helped me through many things at work, home and in other places. We worked together for 8 years. We see each other perhaps 3 or 4 times a year. But if he needed it, I would do anything for him.

[taurusmoon]

Joubert said

Taurusmoon will tell you that I am one of the toughest people in the world to make friends.

Eh. I've seen tougher.

[lynnzop[$]]

I'm like George, I'm a very friendly person, and while I'll introduce someone as a friend (what the heck else do you call someone who is more than an acquaintence??), I don't have many "close" friends. I have a lot of people in my various circles.

However, my friendships wane and wax. I can pick up with someone I haven't talked to in years like it was just yesterday that we were very close. I think this has to do with the changes I've made in my lifestyle...I tend to keep growing and moving in new directions, while most of the people I know are the same as they have always been.

My very, very close friendships are very special to me, but I can count them on one hand, probably.

[taurusmoon]

Perhaps what's* at issue is degree of friendship.

Shared history and experience cements a friendship like very little else can. But, sometimes there's a spark in someone that makes you relate to them instantly.

It's truly a treasure when you can take a spark like that and make it last a lifetime. But, even a fleeting meeting of kindred spirits is something to appreciate.




*Uno, the "what" in this sentence is used in the same way as the "why" you were confused about earlier.

[theworm[$]]

Wow. I sort of agree with everyone here.
I think its almost like the "love" discussion. There are different levels of friendship.
Some friends come into your life for just a short time, but I treasure that short interaction.
Other friends are forever - people I would die for - people who I would protect at all costs.
Maybe we need more words for "friendship"

[Uno]

beautiful answers, are what i expected from you.
sure the friendship is one great word, in Italian like in English we have ( amicizia, conoscenza) two words, before is like "friendship", the the second is "acquaintance" but literally is similar to "knowledge" that is it indicates a person that i know for several circumstances and with which i do not have tight relationships....
I did not speak about this second category, i speak of friendship, that is of that we are not forced to make but that we choose....
sure personally I have little friends who resist in the years and the many most recent.
I have noticed that more we are individuals and not blockheads (I hope that the sense renders also in English) and more we select the persons, as says Lyn .I tend to keep growing and moving in new directions, while most of the people I know are the same as they have always been.

[taurusmoon]

Uno said

sure personally I have little friends who resist in the years and the many most recent.

I think the word you're looking for is persist (which means to endure or continue). Resist would mean that they don't want to have anything to do with you.

I have noticed that more we are individuals and not blockheads (I hope that the sense renders also in English)

It does! And a good choice of word it is!

[Uno]

taurusmoon said

I think the word you're looking for is persist (which means to endure or continue). Resist would mean that they don't want to have anything to do with you.
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Thank